Monday, January 31, 2011

The SL Elders are becoming harder to find these days because many of them have left the grid altogether or visit once in a while to observe progress. Most are usually harder to spot then a UFO.

Often times they can’t believe I’m still here but my response is simple. I’m a shameless SL addict and I want to continue to write about this virtual world and stay in touch with all the friends I have made through the years, but… I do question our future as the virtual world community evolves.

Being called an elder makes me feel old, but it is what it is and I have been here long enough to have seen many different phases of Second Life and a multitude of personalities come and go. It saddens me when they are avies I have known for a long time that have done great things for the SL community

StoryFest 2011 is a partnership between the Branwen Arts, Seanchai Library, and the STORIES UNLIMITED! hippo-group. The goal of the two-day festival is to present stories in a variety of presentational methods: Traditional Telling, Literature, Theatre, etc. StoryFest will kick off Saturday, March 19th and continue Sunday March 20th at “Here Be Pictsies!” in Bran. There will be three independent story venues in easy distance from the Landing Zone: The Goblin Cave, The Pictsie Fire Circle, and the Temple Ruins. There will also be two venues intended for larger presentations: the Grand Fire Circle and the Arts Center Theatre.

There are just over two weeks left to get your poems in for the Lumen/Camden Poetry Competition judged by the UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Poets from both the virtual and corporeal worlds are invited to submit. The winner will have 20 pages of their poetry published in a printed booklet and will receive 50 copies of the printing.

There's a small entry fee with all proceeds going to help the homeless in two London Cold Weather Shelters. International entries are invited by email or post. Take a look at the attached notecard for more info, visit the website, or pop over to Ward Wood Publishing on SL and click the sign. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/24/199/27

This month join us in honoring “Jenna Loire, Louise McWinnie, Reign Congrejo, Roe WoodFord and Veronica Krasner, MVW Contestants and Top Fashion Models. These lovely lades are Costa Rica Sims residents that’s contributed to the SL world of fashion in a special way!!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

THE BSR Radio DJs Favorite Tunes of 2010 As we end the first month of 2011, the Black Soul Rhythms Radio DJs reflect on their favorite tunes of 2010. It was a difficult task , but each of the BSR Radio DJs picked their top 10 favorite tunes (some squeezed in more than 10). Check out the list ... we are sure these are your favorites too!!

Friday, January 28, 2011

The Second Football League has 3 games this weekend. Pop by and watch people smash each other while you drink wine. What better way to kill a pre-Super Bowl weekend? Get your tickets at the link below:

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Apparently there have been some updates with reference to the division of the candidates in the different evenings, due to some drop outs from some of the girls. For this reason we had to reschedule the evenings division, taking good care in splitting the participants into equal groups, in order not to have disparities.

For their coming outs, the girls will respect the subscription order, that is always available for consultation in this group, on Facebook or on the SLE Italia for italian language.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Global Online Hockey Association championship came to a conclusion last night, as the Ice Lords finally elimanted the gallant Mammoth squad.

Season 11 went the distance, and when it was all said and done, the Ice Lords lived up to their name.

The Puckettes cheered non-stop and shouted lots of encouragement. I was quoting Obama's State Of The Union speech a lot, trying to work our President's speech into a hockey context. "The Ice Lords will out-build, out-educate, out-something else..." My sense of humor is such that I'm very lucky that I'm pretty.

Note that, in the picture, the Ice lords invited the Mammoth team over to pose for the pics I took, which I thought was kind of classy. Sorry the picture is somewhat dark, but I was sitting on the ice in a short skirt, and my emphasis was more Quickness than Quality.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Just a quick note to let you know that the Global Online Hockey Association playoffs are into their final games! The Ice Lords have the Mammoth on the brink of the rink, and can finish off the whole enchilada Tuesday night at 6 PM SLT right at Cleary Arena, which is located right here.

The Mammoth were on the ropes, but pulled out a gutsy win Sunday night to keep the dream alive. I was dressed as a Mammoth cheerleader, btw. Not "mammoth" as huge- I'm actually quite small- but Mammoth as in the hockey team.

It's the last game of the 2011 season, so hustle on down and check the puck out!

Again... yours truly is a GOHA cheerleader... a Puckette. Watching me shake it around should be more than enough incentive. Come on out and get Pucked!

For women shoes can become an all-consuming obsession. In RL some shoes can cost a fortune; yet while money itself does not bring happiness, a pair of new shoes brings on a kind of exaltation. Unlike clothes, shoes have a distinct advantage. Whether you're fat or thin, short or tall, beautiful or ugly, you can buy all the shoes your heart desires. They are capable of making you feel sexy, elegant or sporty at a single stroke. But in Second Life the fat thin rationale does not fly, yet we are still as obsessed about our shoes as we are in RL.

In RL we all aspire to owning Hermes, Gucci, Caovilla, Ferragamo, Blahnik, Laboutin, in SL it is Stiletto Moody, Maiyterya and FM Shoes.

Our intimate relationship with shoes begins shortly after we learn to walk. As soon as we want to feel "grown-up," we slip on a pair of our mother's shoes, preferably high heels, instantly heightening our sense of what it means to be female. And then what happens? We grow up and get to be the same size as Mummy and our personality begins to assert itself with the first independent purchase of shoes. As adults, we ask shoes to be our representatives. At any given moment, they are indicators of our age, mood and desires.

More than anything else, women's shoes speak the language of sex. You don't have to be a moralist or an anthropologist in order to understand the message transmitted by a girl in a pair of rubber-soled loafers versus one wearing noisy stilettos. But that's only a first impression. That old chestnut (heels = sex goddess, flats = nun) is constantly challenged by variations in fashion and customs. And yet, one thing remains certain: a high-heeled shoe is the object of apparel that - more than any other - marks the difference between men and women.

Shoes have featured prominently in the popular female narrative, be they Cinderella's glass slippers (clearly a symbol of virginity) or the stilettos worn by the metropolitan predators of "Sex and the City" - women who share two great weaknesses: men and shoes.

What’s more what about all the options we have since we have the option of wearing skirts, pants, or three-quarter length pants and that opens up all sorts of shoe possibilities. Then there are the seasonal choices we have to make, i.e. in the summer, we can wear open-toed shoes, in the fall we can wear pumps, and in the winter we can wear boots.

So with that alone, we have to have a black, brown, and a neutral pair of each type. That is nine pairs right there. Those shoes also double as going out shoes. Then we must have nice shoes in the event we have to wear an evening dress somewhere. We have a pair for the winter and the summer. Then, we have our sneakers. We have our working out sneakers and our stylish sneakers. Then we have an array of flip flops and sandals. So to our men out there, you see how we easily rack up that many shoes. ...It’s all about options.

When I was a wee thing, I thought about becoming a doctor. As I got older, my ambitions took a complete 180, but now with Second Life, I can immerse myself into the medical world and become a virtual medical doctor. With the very awesome interactive game, Virtual Medical Doctor, I can now feed this childhood dream of mine.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Given the large participation in this event we thought to divide the candidates into four groups, in order to avoid excessive overcrowding of the SIM and therefore avoiding that an usustainable lag affect the pleasure of the evening. The four events will ALL be held on Fridays in the evening at 21:30 italian time (12:30 SL Time) and will be a sort of semi-final from which the jury will select the top two ranked. The final evening will be on February 25th at 21:30 and will see the official coronation of Miss Eagle's Rave 2011 with its awarding prizes.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

A lot of questions were answered when the SFL formally kicked off action this month.

The Second Football League is the work of Romeo Torvalar and a staff of people dedicated to bringing a big-time American football to SL. They have worked tirelessly at this for a long time, and their efforts are now bearing fruit.

This paper in general and this reporter in particular are thrilled to see the SFL taking life. Nothing but good can come of it. Even if SL someday has football that has nothing to do with the SFL, they will owe the Romeo and company a large debt.

I'm keeping this brief, as I don't know how to do that (read more) thing with the new server yet.

With this article, my collaboration with SLE begins. Every week, I will try to offer a review about some work on stage in SL. I hope this idea will be desirable, as well as my style.

The performance I want to deal with this week is 'The Creation Story - The Angels Perspective', by Unity Productions.

Preceded, during the summer of 2010, by 'Come Away My Beloved', the idea to transpose in dance form the story 'The Beginning' by Gene Edward took shape in October.

Pet Karu and her group, within two months, managed to create a compelling performance, during which viewers are surrounded by scenery itself, which takes place at various levels and in different directions.

Finding love has never been easy. But it’s also never been easier. Online dating sites thrive on the promise that dates and mates are just a “click” away. But are they?

WHEN STRANGERS CLICK: FIVE STORIES FROM THE INTERNET, from Robert Kenner (the Oscar®-nominated “Food, Inc.”), tells the revealing stories of people whose lives were transformed in unexpected ways by online encounters when it debuts on Valentine’s Day, MONDAY, FEB. 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO2.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Seers Metaphysical Center has just re-opened after an extensive new building project was completed. Created and built by Linda Lauren, Seers is now multi-leveled and includes rooms filled with all the latest in metaphysically inspired products.

As you enter the new Seers, immediately on your right is a large room dedicated to Reiki Tools and Products for use by any type of Reiki Practitioner and/or Master, Healer, Massage Therapist or Energy Worker. These tools were developed based on Linda's RL Reiki and Healing Practice in her Metaphysical Center in Mountainside, NJ. On your left is a Reiki Healing Grid that can be used by up to 8 avi's!

Directly in front of you is a wonderfully serene Living Room set-up with more of Linda's creations including Altars and Altar products, fireplaces and furniture.

Heading toward the back of the store is a Meditation Station area with unique multi-avi meditation products.

The escaltor to the lower level of Seers, brings you to the Crystal Room, Beach Products area and Linda Lauren's Energy Art™ gallery.

There are hundreds of groups, organizations that you can join in Second Life, and by doing so, you come to realize that SL is more than just a game--it is a place in which you can make real, deep friendships with people who become as important to you as those in your real life. A sorority is such a group, an organization.

Here you will read the final list of the candidates to the new Fashion Contest in Eagles Rave: Miss Eagle's Rave 2011. As soon as we get in touch with them, we will ask them their choices on dresses, and this post will be updated.

What’s on Klannex Northmead’s mind? If you stop in to the Bookworm Café in the Southern Tier, New York at 6AM SLT on a Saturday morning you will find out. The gravely voiced Brit leaves no subject stone unturned: political, moral, ecological, philosophical. Klannex takes them all on and tells you exactly what he thinks. It’s a strong cuppa for that early in the morning. But each time I teleport in, I realize this is not the top of the morning for Klannex. He is eight hours ahead of me. The events of the day, the week, and the year have had plenty of daylight time to sink into his brain: he has no need to hold back. The coffee pungent atmosphere of the Bookworm is the perfect setting for his weekly Open Mic session, The Poet’s Plunder.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

I thought about my first submission here and decided to write about Lanai Jarrico. I met Lanai at an open house for Imagine Magazine with some good friends CTM Underwood and Melodee McDonnell who sang that night and as always are premiere entertainers. I was very impressed from the start at how Lanai carries herself, always the professional. After speaking with her, I was determined to get an interview with someone who has been in Second Life from the beginning—a pioneer.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Stacey, as you know, is part Smurf. Smurfs are of the Elf family, and thus have superb organizational and induistrial skill sets. Regular elves do all the important work, but Smurfs fill a valuable niche in North Pole society.

Stacey serves as the Minister Of Information for the North Pole. That, and her duties here at the Enquirer, keep her very busy. She is one of a select group who know if you've been naughty or nice, so I would recommend advertising with us.

She is also the editor at the North Pole Times, but you can only read it if you've been more gooder than you've been. Otherwise, it looks a lot like this paper.

This is actually me just banging out a few paragraphs while concurrently getting some use out of a cute picture I have of me waging the InfoWar at the North Pole Times. However, if you want to make sure the elves and reindeer aren't slacking, you can do a search for Santa's Workshop and check things out for yourself.

We'll be back later in the week with some very important football and hockey games.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

With all the new changes for 2011, it means keeping organized and staying focused.

Since I am always busy and a mess when it comes to containing the flurry of emails and in world inquiries that come my way on a daily basis on top of being a college student and managing a household, a girl gets pretty dang tired and needs a little bit of assistance.

My only alternative was to find a personal assistant who can keep up with me and get the job done. With a month under his belt, He is already proving to be my very own Fonzworth Bentley without the tacky bowtie and umbrella. Not that I run him like D.Piddy runs Bad boy…

Image borrowed from Big pictures USA

I thought it would be appropriate to break in my new PA by putting him in the hot seat and see how well he can handle it without quitting and de-friending me at the same time. If he passes this test, expect to see him around the Media Center looking sharp in a suit and ready to assist.

Only few days left to subscribe to this wonderful contest, the subscriptions will be closing on the 16th of January and the first evening will be held on the 28th of January! For the details please read below, and for further information you can contact Robert67 Soulstar (SIM Owner), Natasha Bracula (SIM Manager) or Mara Klaber (SIM Media Manager). Hurry up, only few days remaining to have the possibility of becoming the firt "Miss Eagle's Rave 2011"!

Monday, January 10, 2011

We are starting off the New year with a New host, more options and less hassle. Take some time out to browse the new site and get familiar. Our goal is to provide you with the best reading experience in an easy to find what you want to read about, kinda way.

If you are interested in booking an SLE Journalist to cover your grand opening, event, new product launch or want to recommend someone for a spotlight feature contact us at slenquirer@gmail.com and an SLE representative will be with you! ~Lanai Jarrico

I love talking to people about their passion! Through out Second Life (SL) you can find people who have discovered the productive and creative means to explore and express themselves – to virtually “find their bliss.” If we are lucky, they make the fruits of that exuberance available to others. Singh Albatros is not a stranger to the metaverse. He wandered onto the grid many months ago and, like many of us, didn’t immediately find a place that engaged him. Returning to do research for a short story, he became connected with the writing community and was inspired by the possibilities of SL as a tool. “Sikh Life” (pronounced “seek life”) was born out of Singh’s passion, inspiration, and commitment to his faith with its basic tenants of tolerance, service, and the inspirations of poetry and music.

Hockey Krishnas all over SL will be in Nirvanice this week as the Global Online Hockey Association playoffs are waged.

Rinks all over SL will be filled with Polar Bears, Icee Lords, Cobras, Wolves, Whales, Storms, and Mammoths, among other things. GOHA has North American and European divisions, and all of them are vying for suprem-ice-y this week.

GOHA events are staged in a variety of hockey rinks, all set in fan-friendly arenas. People are friendly. It's about 50/50 boy/girl there, as many of the skaters (and several of the better ones... Ashlene McMillian or something close to that had a hat trick at the game I was at last night) are female.

If you have an interest in ice hockey on SL, this is the best place I personally know of to check it out for yourself. Even if you don't like it, you can come there and ogle the Puckettes. The Puckettes are GOHA's cheerleaders, and yours truly is the short one with the dark hair.

Linda, who created Linda Lauren's Energy Art™, was recently written about in a&u Magazine where she explains how she uses Color Therapy to promote healing, positive intention, prosperity, spiritual growth and more.